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Thu Jul 30, 2020 1:41 pm

I therefore have given the name "Dogbow" to this phenomenon.

To quote Barry Norman, “and why not?”. It’s my mission to make a successful observation of a Dogbow now.

Best wishes, Jeff.

Good to see observations being made. I tried last night, but the cloud cover was too intermittent, and I was a bit too tired to sit and wait to see if it would clear later. Paul, that’s a frustrating run of cloudy nights, but I’m glad you were able to make another observation. Mike, I’d started usin...

We had clear skies last night (28th), and I managed to make this observation of NEOWISE, with an 8x40 binocular. HIP 58512 is the star immediately to the right of the comet. I think this period would be classed as astronomical twilight (Sun 12-18 degrees below horizon?), with the sun approx 16 degre...

Hi Cliff, at its peak this rainbow must have been stunning then, as it looks very prominent and picturesque in your later photograph. I love sky watching in general, and I love seeing pictures and observations of various atmospheric optical effects on here. Thanks for taking the time to post it. It ...

I’m currently in Instow, Devon, where the light pollution is significantly less than my normal viewing location of Stoke-on-Trent. I was able to view the comet at 11:30pm, using an 8x40 binocular. Despite the better viewing conditions, I couldn’t make out the comet with the unaided eye. However, it ...

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Interesting set of observations, Mike, and it’s great to see you back posting here.

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An excellent sketch, Bob.

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Cliff, I’m really pleased you got to see the comet. I can feel your frustration at not getting an image. I seem to have regular disasters myself in this particular area. I know the route you are referring to, where Sheila drove you to. It’s interesting to hear of so many people making the effort to ...

Glad you got to see it, Nigel.

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Such a detailed, beautiful image. Lovely seeing the structure of the tail. The gas tail in particular looks so delicate.

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I hadn’t checked the forecast for the night of 19/20 July, so I was very pleasantly surprised to be treated to clear skies as I looked out of the window before midnight. So, I was lucky enough to have another opportunity to view and photograph C/2020 F3. It wasn’t visible to the unaided eye, but it ...

Brian, thanks for sharing your image and observation. Great to be able to sneak a view in between the clouds. Interesting to see the structure of the tail.

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Lovely sketch, Ian. Great to see someone drawing what they see.

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Lovely to see, Brian. I briefly caught a glimpse last night, in between breaks in the cloud. It looks beautiful against your background sky.

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